How Jamestown is run
Jamestown spent $5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,796 per resident.
What stands out about how Jamestown is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $2,796 per resident a year, or $7.66 a day
The biggest line: water & other utilities, at 53% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Russell County School District
Jamestown’s K–12 school district, shared with Russell Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,819 per pupil, $7,015 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Jamestown
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Jamestown yet. Neighbors can add them.
One full-time town employee for every 64 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Jamestown’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Springs | $2,691 | $1,456 | $962 |
| Jamestown | $2,796 | $6,279 | — |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Jamestown.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Jamestown’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Jamestown is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.